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dpb185
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Last Activity: Today, 06:11 AM
Joined: 12-18-2020
Location: West GA/East AL
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  • dpb185
    replied to '03 X2 gelcoat restore
    To be honest, I didn't keep the surface wet when I did mine, I just did a small enough area (roughly 2' X 2') so that the compound didn't dry when using the polisher. I can see this being a issue because the pad does generate some heat when using a polisher.

    I looked at the 3M SOP's and...
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  • dpb185
    replied to '03 X2 gelcoat restore
    I put just put the polisher on its lowest speed. The point is to get the wax on as quickly as possible. It's usually hot when I'm doing it so I want to get the waxing done as quickly as possibly. I then wipe off the excess with a couple of high performance cloths. One dirty for the first pass and one...
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  • dpb185
    replied to '03 X2 gelcoat restore
    I use the rotary at low RPM's to apply the wax and then take it off by hand with a high performance cloth. Others could do something different. Not sure it matters what you use....
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  • dpb185
    replied to '03 X2 gelcoat restore
    Use the rotary for cutting and polishing, the orbital for wet sanding....
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